Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200202968 - Employee killed in fall from elevation inside building

Accident Summary Nr: 200202968 -- Report ID: 0418200 -- Event Date: 09/10/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310955794	09/13/2007	1541	236210	Ameckamtec, Inc.

Abstract: On September 10, 2007, Employee #1 was part of a three-man wire pulling crew that was replacing conductor cable for a 5-kilobyte pre-conductor at the Jet Bubbling Reactor electrical building. The crew had completed the wire pulling and had placed wire tie wraps arounf the conductors in preparation for exiting the level where they had been working. Employee #1 unhooked his lanyard and fell approximately 13 ft onto a concrete slab. He was killed. The employees were required to follow a 100 percent tie-off policy, and were wearing harnesses and lanyards.

Keywords: WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, ELECTRICAL WORK, LANYARD, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ELEVATED WORK PLAT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerplant		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	1	20	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310955794			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 13 feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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